April 28, 1220
Work on Salisbury Cathedral begins under the auspices of Bishop Richard Poore.
April 28, 1550
Death of Georg von Polentz. He had been the first Reformation bishop of Samland and Pomesania, a region in Prussia.
April 28, 1721
In England an order in council is issued, denouncing “Hell Fire” societies whose members allegedly held meetings to ridicule religion and offer blasphemous toasts.
April 28, 1848
On this day in Christian History, John Bird Sumner was enthroned as archbishop of Canterbury. An evangelical, he had vigorously improved the diocese of Chester, consecrating over two hundred new churches; had voted for removal of restrictions on Catholics; and had written many books. In Records of Creation, he held that Moses' accounts of creation were credible and fit well with scientific findings. As archbishop he dealt even-handedly with the high and low church parties.
April 28, 1862
Death of George Washington Bethune, hymn translator, Reformed church pastor, while preaching in Florence, Italy. He will be buried in September and his hymn “It Is Not Death to Die” will be sung at his funeral.
April 28, 1872
Frances Havergal, in Winterdyne, England, writes the words to the hymn “A Worker’s Prayer” aka “Lord, Speak to Me That I May Speak.” One stanza reads, “O teach me, Lord, that I may teach /The precious things Thou dost impart; /And wing my words, that they may reach /The hidden depths of many a heart.”
April 28, 1911
On this day in Christian History, thousands of Genevans demonstrated for five hours against a religiously inspired ban on gambling. A shocked Karl Barth was appalled at their mindless slogans and came out in support of the ban.
April 28, 1916
Death in New York City of Congregationalist clergymen and social gospel advocate Josiah Strong, who had sought to apply Protestant ideals to social problems. He had been a strong advocate of missions, believing that only redemption through Christ could change people’s behavior. His most influential book had been Our Country: Its Possible Future and Its Present Crisis.
April 28, 1920
On this day in Christian History, Bolsheviks established their power in Azerbaijan and soon promoted atheism and hostilities against religion, leading to persecution and suffering among people of all faiths.
April 28, 1939
On this day in Christian History, Soviets arrested Natalya Ivanovna Sundukova, daughter of a priest, on grounds that she led a counter-revolutionary church cell in Stalinabad. She was imprisoned and eventually shot for counter-revolutionary activity, dissemination of Christian teaching among prisoners, and refusal to work for the atheist regime.
April 28, 1955
On this day in Christian History, a Christian Missionary Alliance pilot, Albert Lewis crashed his flying boat in a pass leading into Baliem Valley in what was then Netherlands New Guinea. Before his untimely death, ten thousand souls had been brought to Christ in part because of his supporting ministry.
April 28, 1968
On this day in Christian History, Popular Nigerian Gospel Preacher and Evangelist Pastor David Ogbueli was born.
April 28, 1973
Death at Toulouse of Jacques Maritain, a leading neo-Thomist philosopher.
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